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Cedars in Dallas in Dallas County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
 

Browder Springs Hall

1906

Original Location: Savoy, Texas

 
 
Browder Springs Hall Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, January 7, 2025
1. Browder Springs Hall Marker
Inscription.  Constructed in 1906 in Savoy, Texas, a community east of Sherman, this building is typical of small town commercial architecture around 1900. As a town grew and prospered, the first wooden store buildings were replaced with more impressive, durable structures of native stone or locally manufactured brick. One or two stories high, commercial buildings were dignified in composition and embellished with simple architectural details.

The brickwork at the top of this building is "corbelled," meaning that the bricks step upward and outward from the vertical wall in an attractive pattern. Since the actual roof of the building is several feet below this parapet, the brickwork is purely decorative. The recessed doorway and metal awning were also common in commercial buildings.

The building has a manufactured storefront of cast iron, popular because it was strong and relatively fireproof. Iron could be cast into a wide variety of ornamental forms and economically shipped by rail to distant markets. At the bottom of the two center columns is the name of the foundry which cast the façade: the Denison Foundry Works.

This building
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first housed the W. T. Carter Dry Goods Store, which opened in 1906 with a wagon, two horses, and $1,200 in goods. The building later became a grocery store, the Savoy Post Office, and finally a café.

Fun Fact
Today the building is named for Browder Springs, Dallas' first municipal water supply, which was located on the museum grounds.


Captions
(Photo #1) The abandoned building looked shabby but was still sturdy.
(Photo #2) The masonry structure had to be dismantled for transport to the museum.

In Memory of Nancy Kay Farina. Honoring her tireless commitment to Dallas Heritage Village


Spanish:
Construido en 1906 en Savoy, Texas, una comunidad al este de Sherman, este edificio es típico de la arquitectura de la ciudad comercial pequeña alrededor de 1900. A como la ciudad creció y prosperó, los primeros edificios de madera fueron reemplazados con tiendas más impresionantes de estructuras duraderas de piedra natural o ladrillo de fabricación local. Eran de uno o dos pisos de altura, los edificios comerciales eran de un diseño de dignidad y los embellecieron con simples detalles arquitectónicos.

El ladrillo en la parte superior de este edificio es "voladizo", lo que significa que los ladrillos se instalaban hacia arriba y hacia fuera de la pared
Browder Springs Hall Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, January 7, 2025
2. Browder Springs Hall Marker
vertical de un manera atractiva. El nivel del techo del edificio estaba a varios pies mas bajo que el del parapeto, el ladrillo era puramente decorativo. La puerta empotrada y toldo de metal eran también comunes en los edificios comerciales.

El edificio tiene una fachada prefabricada de hierro fundido. El hierro fundido era muy popular porque era fuerte y relativamente a prueba de fuego. El hierro podría ser fabricado en una amplia variedad de formas ornamentales y económicamente enviado por ferrocarril a los mercados distantes. En la parte inferior de las dos columnas centrales esta el nombre de la empresa que fabricó la fachada: la fundición Denison Works.

Este primer edificio de WT Carter, albergaba el almacen de mercancías secas. Este se inauguró en 1906 con una carreta, dos caballos, y $ 1,200 en bienes. El edificio más tarde se convirtió en un supermercado, la oficina de correos del municipal de Savoy, y finalmente en una cafetería.

Datos Curiosos
Actualment el edificio lleva el nombre de Browder Springs, el primer suministro de agua municipal de la ciudad de Dallas, y se encuentra en el terreno del museo.


Subtítulos
(Foto #1) Aunque el edificio abandonado estaba en mal estado pero aún así estaba robusto
(Foto #2) Tuvieron que desmantelar las estructura de albañiléria para
The view of the Browder Springs Hall and Marker from Main Street image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, January 7, 2025
3. The view of the Browder Springs Hall and Marker from Main Street
poder transporter la al museo.

 
Erected by Dallas County Heritage Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1906.
 
Location. 32° 46.377′ N, 96° 47.315′ W. Marker is in Dallas, Texas, in Dallas County. It is in Cedars. It is at the intersection of Gano Street and S St Paul Street on Gano Street. The marker is located at the front the building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1717 Gano Street, Dallas TX 75215, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Saloon (a few steps from this marker); Blum Brothers General Store (a few steps from this marker); Citizen's Bank (a few steps from this marker); Water for Dallas (a few steps from this marker); Main Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Miller Cabin (within shouting distance of this marker); Railroad Depot (within shouting distance of this marker); Van Cleave Bandstand (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dallas.
 
More about this marker. The historical building and marker are located on the grounds of the Old City Park which is a free park managed by the City of Dallas.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 8, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 246 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on January 8, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
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